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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 20 May 2025
UPDATE Rescue Operation Continues Through the Night in Bangkok Piling Shaft Incident Picture from responders. Rescue teams have been working tirelessly through the night following the fall of a 33-year-old construction worker into a piling shaft at the Orange Line mass transit site in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1361072-construction-worker-trapped-after-falling-into-deep-pit-at-bangkok-subway-site/#findComment-19811225 -
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Western Allies Warn Israel Over Gaza Offensive as Fragile Talks Resume in Doha
Western Allies Warn Israel Over Gaza Offensive as Fragile Talks Resume in Doha Israel has launched a new and intense ground offensive in Gaza just as former U.S. President Donald Trump left the region without securing a ceasefire or hostage agreement. The Israeli military announced it had moved into both northern and southern Gaza as part of “Gideon’s Chariots,” a campaign Israel had previously warned would proceed if Hamas refused to accept a hostage deal on Israeli terms. This military push follows days of relentless airstrikes that, according to Gaza health officials, have decimated families across the enclave. Under increasing pressure from international allies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to allow a limited amount of food into Gaza. On Monday, five aid trucks entered the area, approved by the Israeli agency overseeing humanitarian shipments. But UN aid chief Tom Fletcher dismissed the gesture as insufficient, calling it “limited” and a mere “drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed.” In response to the escalating violence, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada issued a stark warning to Israel on Monday. The three nations said they are prepared to implement “concrete actions,” including targeted sanctions, unless Israel halts its renewed military campaign and ensures unrestricted aid flows into Gaza. As the conflict intensifies, indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel resumed over the weekend in Doha, Qatar. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed the offensive was the pressure point that compelled Hamas back to the negotiating table. However, analysts suggest it was more likely Trump’s Middle East visit that encouraged Hamas to reengage in talks. Taher Al-Nunu, a senior Hamas official, confirmed on Saturday that “negotiations without preconditions” had begun in Doha, according to statements broadcast on Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV. Yet, despite the resumption of dialogue, progress appears murky. On Sunday, Israel indicated a potential willingness to end the war if Hamas agrees to surrender—an outcome many believe Hamas will never accept, especially while Israel maintains its demand for the group to disarm. Adding to the confusion, Hamas has sent mixed signals regarding the negotiations. On Sunday, one senior Hamas figure told CNN that the group had agreed to release between seven and nine Israeli hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 300 Palestinian prisoners. But just hours later, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri contradicted that account. In a statement posted on Al-Aqsa TV’s Telegram channel, he declared, “There is no truth to the rumors regarding the movement’s agreement to release nine Israeli prisoners in exchange for a two-month ceasefire.” Zuhri elaborated on Hamas’ stance, saying, “We are ready to release the prisoners all at once, provided the occupation commits to a cessation of hostilities under international guarantees, and we will not hand over the occupation’s prisoners as long as it insists on continuing its aggression against Gaza indefinitely.” With international pressure mounting, the situation remains fluid, and the prospects for a sustainable ceasefire are as uncertain as ever. Adapted by ASEAN Now from CNN 2025-05-20 -
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Accident Construction Worker Trapped After Falling Into Deep Pit at Bangkok Subway Site
UPDATE Rescue Operation Continues Through the Night in Bangkok Piling Shaft Incident Picture from responders. Rescue teams have been working tirelessly through the night following the fall of a 33-year-old construction worker into a piling shaft at the Orange Line mass transit site in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district. Rescue efforts have encountered significant challenges due to the unstable conditions surrounding the shaft. Ongoing earth collapses near the edge of the hole continue to hinder the operation, posing an additional threat not only to Saravut but also to the rescue teams themselves. Early in the operation, a worker bravely descended about 10 metres into the sinkhole and attempted to manually excavate space from the surrounding mud to allow the trapped worker to breathe. Additionally, a backhoe was deployed to carefully remove the mud from the edges, in a bid to stabilise the soil and prevent further collapse. Authorities attribute much of the difficulty in the rescue to the soft nature of the soil in the area, a consequence of recent heavy rain. “The efforts to save Saravut have been significantly hampered by the ground conditions, which remain highly susceptible to additional collapse,” one rescue worker noted during an interview. It has emerged that Saravut had only been working at the site for about ten days. Rescue teams are now working against the clock and battling both the elements and the unstable terrain, in an effort to reach and extract the worker safely. Adapted by Asean Now from PBS 2025-05-20. -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 20 May 2025
Three Family Members Electrocuted in Incident in Trang Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A incident claimed the lives of three family members in Trang Province on the afternoon of 19 May, after they were fatally electrocuted at their home in Ban Nong Niang Taek village, located in the Na Wong Subdistrict of Huai Yot District. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1361149-three-family-members-electrocuted-in-incident-in-trang/ -
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Huge crowd piles pressure on Dutch government to seek an end to Israel's campaign in Gaza
Lets see how this worked out for those red clad Hamas supporters.............. Massive protest won't change Dutch government's Israel policy: Foreign Min. spokesperson https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/19/massive-protest-wont-change-dutch-governments-israel-policy-foreign-min-spokesperson "Wilders criticized the protesters at the start of the demonstration, calling them confused on X. “Today, a demonstration against Israel + for Hamas. Thousands of confused people are drawing a red line. I am also drawing a red line. Against terror and the starvation of their own population by Hamas, and for maximum destruction of their murderous infrastructure. And for Israel,” Wilders, an avid supporter of Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime, said on X."
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